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Gallery: MHI Vestas V164 prototypes at Maade

DENMARK: MHI Vestas has installed two prototypes of its V164 8MW turbine at a site in Maade, near Esjberg in west Denmark.

MHI Vestas has installed two further V164-8MW prototypes at Maade, west Denmark

The V164s have some "technical adjustments" from a prototype installed in 2014

They are installed next to six Nordtank 200kW turbines with a hub height of 30m

The V164 hub height stands at approximately 118m

The V164 will debut at Dong Energy's 258MW Burbo Bank Extension

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The offshore joint venture announced it would install two prototype turbines at the onshore site, owned by European Energy, in June 2015

The turbines are slightly different from the first prototype installed at Osterild, Denmark, in 2014 with some "technical adjustments", the company said.

MHI Vestas was also using the project at Maade to test installation and operation proceedures ahead of the machine's first deployment at Dong Energy's 258MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore project this year.

According tothe company, the new V164 turbines, with a hub height of around 118 metres, have been installed next to a smaller project consisting of Nordtank 200kW turbines with a hub height of 30 metres.

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